Romance and rights : the politics of interracial intimacy, 1945-1954 /

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Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954 studies the meaning of interracial romance, love, and sex in the ten years after World War II. How was interracial romance treated in popular culture by civil rights leaders, African American soldiers, and white segregationists? Pre...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lubin, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2005.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Miscegenation > United States > History > 20th century.
Métissage > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Marriage & Family.
Miscegenation
Race relations
United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
États-Unis > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Romance and Rights: The Politics of Interracial Intimacy, 1945-1954 studies the meaning of interracial romance, love, and sex in the ten years after World War II. How was interracial romance treated in popular culture by civil rights leaders, African American soldiers, and white segregationists? Previous studies focus on the period beginning in 1967 when the Supreme Court overturned the last state antimiscegenation law (Loving v. Virginia). Lubin's study, however, suggests that we cannot fully understand contemporary debates about "hybridity," or mixed-race identity, without first co
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 183 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.
ISBN:1423732081
9781423732082
9781604730593
1604730595
1282917226
9781282917224

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